Articles for tag: Hotels

KeithStjohn

Where to stay in Kandersteg & Lake Oeschinensee?

Hotel Blumlisalp The charming Hotel Blumlisalp, centrally located in Kandersteg is ideal for large luggage travelers. It’s also close to the station and has a bus stop. Must Read: reasons renting a campervan may be right for you Hotel Blumlisalp can also be used as a starting point for your ski adventures if you are ...

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Il Bevaio di Corleone, a different agriturismo

Il Bevaio di Corleone redefines the concept of Agriturismo in Sicily, introducing state-of-the-art construction technologies and maximum integration of the structure into the territory. These are certainly beautiful words, but let’s go in order and see what’s underneath, analyzing the individual peculiarities of the structure starting from the beginning. We were in 2009 when Alfredo ...

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7Hotel Secrets from Behind the Front Desk

By Jacob Tomsky Jacob has worked on the front lines of hotels for more than a decade, starting as a lowly valet in New Orleans and ultimately landing at a front desk in New York City. He’s also the author of Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitalityand a man with ...

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Can you buy a hotel room permanently?

Considering investing in a hotel room? It sounds like a great deal—rather than buying a whole property or forming a JV to own a hotel outright, potential investors can buy a room in an upcoming development and collect a percentage of the income generated by that room’s rentals. And that’s it. If everything goes right, ...

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Saudis foot tab at Trump hotel

A lobbying firm working for Saudi Arabia paid for a room at Donald Trump’s Washington hotel after Inauguration Day, marking the first publicly known payment on behalf of a foreign government to a Trump property since he became president. Qorvis MSLGroup, a communications firm that lobbies for the Saudis, has been organizing veterans and other ...

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Oil lobby met with interior secretary at Trump hotel

The oil industry’s most powerful lobbying group met on March 23 with President Trump’s interior secretary at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC. It also happened to be the same day the administration killed a rule that oil companies opposed. The location of the meeting is raising eyebrows and ethical questions. The Trump International Hotel, situated ...

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9 Cleaning Secrets to Steal From Hotel Maids

1. They clear the clutter first. Maria Stickney, the Housekeeping Manager at the Radisson Blu Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, likes to clear the clutter out of a room, so she can start with a blank slate. She empties the trash, removes the linens, towels, and anything else left behind. In the bathroom, she ...

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10 Affordable Ways to Make Your Home Look Like A Luxury Hotel

After a long day of playing tourist, your body is met by those sumptuous Egyptian cotton sheets and fluffy pillows that leave you wondering if the hotel staff would notice if you slipped one in your luggage. In the morning, you awake from a decadent sleep and pad your feet along the lush, thick-pile carpet ...